Mary Poppins - Australian Cast Recording

[Musicaldudepeter]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 6:02pm

I would love to see a new cast recording of Poppins released featuring the Australian cast. I think an updated, new recordings is overdue, no?

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 6:58pm

I totally agree. It would be nice to preserve "Playing the Game" and all the little songs and reprises that were left off of the London cast recording. Disney and Cameron Mackintosh certainly have the money to do it. That being said, I doubt that they will as they seem perfectly content hawking the London cast recording for all major productions. Of course, with the exception of the new Dutch cast recording.

[ClapYo'Hands]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 7:08pm

I would love to hear this, just to hear Phillip Quast!!

[Bwaynerd]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 7:23pm

they should make an updated one, or make a bonus cd where its the london cd but has extra updated tracks at end

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 7:40pm

The Dutch cast recording has "Playing the Game" and the Bank Song, which is great if you understand Dutch. That's something that bothers me about cast recordings in general is that they're usually recorded in English first and then changes are made and the foreign casts are the only ones that get to record the updated score. Updated On: 7/2/10 at 07:40 PM

[lite2shine]

Posted: 7/2/10 at 1:55am

I don't think they'll make another cast recording in English And I'm a Quastie! But they didn't make OBC either. There is a promo CD with Broadway cast, so they may do it in Australia too.

[chewy5000]

Posted: 7/2/10 at 3:47am

so they may do it in Australia too.

No. As much as it would be great to have Australian cast recordings, it just doesn't happen here any more unless it's a new show, and even then it's rare.

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 7/2/10 at 10:55am

I thought that the Dutch recording was in English...also, you do NOT want "Playing the Game." The song makes absolutely NO sense at all.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 7/2/10 at 1:32pm

The Dutch recording is not in English. And I actually kind of like "Playing the Game". Well, I really like Mary's bit at the beginning. It's kind of creepy.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 7/2/10 at 2:14pm

There's also conflicting information because of the errors on cast album collector. It's slightly confusing. What's listed as the Cherry Tree Lane reprise for the act two opening is actually just the Run Away music, and Good For Nothing and the Being Mrs. Banks reprise are two separate tracks which somehow allowed for Brimstone and Treacle to be listed twice even though one of them translates literally to "This is My House".

Updated On: 7/2/10 at 02:14 PM

[Lance2]

Posted: 7/2/10 at 7:45pm

This is the actual songlist for the dutch recording:
1. Proloog (Prologue)
2. Chim Chimmenie (Chim chim cher-ee)
3. Kersenboomlaan I (Cherry Tree Lane I)
4. Vlug maar Nanny (The perfect Nanny)
5. Kersenboomlaan II (Cherry Tree Lane II)
6. Tamelijk voortreffelijk (Practically perfect)
7. Elke dag een fijne dag (Jolly holiday)
8. Kersenboomlaan (reprise)-Echtgenote van (preprise)-Elke dag een fijne dag (reprise) (Cherry Tree Lane (reprise)-Being Mrs. banks-Jolly Holiday (reprise))
9. Een klein schepje suiker (A spoonful of sugar)
10. De Bank (The bank)
11. Vogelvoer (Feed the birds)
12. Supercalifragilisticexpialidasties (Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious)
13. Zo is het spel (Playing the game)
14. Chim chimmenie (reprise) (Chim chim cher-ee (rooftop duet))
15. Entr'acte (Entr'acte: Run away)
16. Zwaveltriakel I (Brimstone and treacle I
17. Hou die vliegel hoog (Let's go fly a kite)
18. Kersenboomlaan (reprise) (Cherry Tree Lane (reprise))
19. Echtgenote van (Being Mrs. Banks)
20. Zwaveltriakel II (Brimstone and treacle II)
21. Stap vooruit (Step in time)
22. Een man die droomt-Een klei schepje suiker (reprise) (A man has dreams-A spoonful of sugar (reprise))
23. Alles kan (Anyting can happen)
24. Een klein schepje suiker (finale) (A spoonful of sugar (reprise))

Playing the game and the Bank song are extra here, I believe that's all. There have been some problems with the covers, which had errors in the track list, that's why not everybody has the right names for the tracks.

[ThankstoPhantom]

Posted: 7/3/10 at 2:00am

"Playing the Game" is a cop-out, and totally weakens the integrity of the piece. You can't take the severity of the situation the family is in seriously with the recent cuts/changes done unto the script (and by casting people who don't go anywhere emotionally as the parents). As much as I have enjoyed this show over the years, I feel that the creatives have continuously been losing sight of the story they are supposed to be telling.

[KirbyCat]

Posted: 2/17/11 at 3:26pm

Just got mine. For the record, not only does it have the full 25 tracks with Precision and Order, but it sounds GORGEOUS.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 2/17/11 at 4:09pm

Woot! I'm glad "Precision and Order" is in.

[brettystar]

Posted: 2/17/11 at 8:06pm

Loving all the inclusions but disagree on the gorgeous bit -I have heard poor VHB sound better.... I don't think it quite does her justice.
Still -great to have it!

[KirbyCat]

Posted: 2/17/11 at 8:10pm

By gorgeous, I mean the orchestrations/recording quality! :)

EDIT: BUT. I do HATE the new ending to "Being Mrs. Banks (Reprise)." It really shouldn't end with that huge bang like that. And she can't support the belt vocally. It should be soft and sweet anyways... **end of ramble** Updated On: 2/17/11 at 08:10 PM

[chewy5000]

Posted: 2/17/11 at 8:35pm

I eat my earlier words. I s'pose Disney can do whatever they want these days.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 2/17/11 at 9:05pm

^ To be fair, Cam Mac is on a bit of a live recording craze. This is his third live recording in less than three years, I think?

[lite2shine]

Posted: 2/18/11 at 4:37pm

According to the tracking list on amazon, they place songs out of order?? Or this is just Act II and they missed Act I tracking list?

ENTR'ACTE: RUN AWAY The Orchestra
2. BRIMSTONE AND TREACLE Part 1 Miss Andrew
3. LET'S GO FLY A KITE Bert, Park Keeper, Jane and Michael
4. GOOD FOR NOTHING/BEING MRS. BANKS (Reprise) George and Winifred Banks
5. BRIMSTONE AND TREACLE Part 2 Mary Poppins and Miss Andrew
6. STEP IN TIME Bert, Mary Poppins, Jane, Michael and the Sweeps
7. A MAN HAS DREAMS/A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR (Reprise) George Banks and Bert
8. ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN Jane, Michael, Mary Poppins and the entire Company
9. THE TASK IS DONE Mary Poppins
10. A SHOOTING STAR George and Winifred Banks, Jane and Michael and The Orchestra
11. BOWS/SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS (Reprise) The Company
12. PLAYING THE GAME Valentine, William, Mr. Punch, the Doll and other toys
13. CHIM CHIM CHER-EE (Reprise) Bert and Mary Poppins ACT II

BTW I am thrilled that Philip Quast's voice was recorded!

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 2/18/11 at 5:11pm

It's out of order. This is the correct track listing...

1. Prologue/Chim Chim Cher-Ee
2. Cherry Tree Lane (Part 1)
3. The Perfect Nanny
4. Cherry Tree Lane (Part 2)
5. Practically Perfect
6. Jolly Holiday
7. Let's Hope She Will Stay
8. A Spoonful of Sugar
9. Precision and Order
10. Feed the Birds
11. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
12. Playing the Game
13. Chim Chim Cher-Ee (Rooftop Duet)
14. Entr'acte: Run Away
15. Brimstone and Treacle (Part 1)
16. Let's Go Fly a Kite
17. Good For Nothing
18. Being Mrs. Banks (Reprise)
19. Brimstone and Treacle (Part 2)
20. Step in Time
21. A Man Has Dreams/A Spoonful of Sugar (Reprise)
22. Anything Can Happen
23. The Task is Done
24. A Shooting Star
25. Bows/Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (Reprise)